Difference between revisions of "The New Deal"
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Latest revision as of 16:44, 15 September 2022
| Date | 1933 - 1939 |
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| Location | United States |
| Description | Populist social reform package enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt against the opposition of the Money Trust |
The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939.
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After Smedley Butler exposed the Money Trust's business plot, FDR is believed to have reached a secret agreement not to prosecute (or even publicly name) the perpetrators, in return for their support of his New Deal policies.[1] One exception to this deal might have been Andrew Mellon - at least FDR made sure he was chased by the Internal Revenue Service.
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